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Tenon

A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf. Tooth, Tusk.

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The act of throwing or shooting forward.

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Arch noun · 86% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Area noun · 86% connection

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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Arena noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Balance noun · 86% connection

equality of distribution

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Balcony noun · 86% connection

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

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Bascule noun · 86% connection

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

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Boarding noun · 86% connection

a structure of boards

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Body noun · 86% connection

the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

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Bowl noun · 86% connection

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

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Bridge noun · 86% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Building noun · 86% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

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Catchment noun · 86% connection

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

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Coil noun · 86% connection

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

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Colonnade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Column noun · 86% connection

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

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Complex noun · 86% connection

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

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Apo unknown · 78% connection

A prefix from a Greek preposition. It usually signifies from, away from, off, or asunder, separate; as, in apocope (a cutting off), ap…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: projecting, member, left, cutting, away.
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Block noun · 78% connection

To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood glued to each.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: projecting, member, left, cutting, away.
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Burr noun · 78% connection

The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.; also, the rough neck left…

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Check verb · 78% connection

To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a mark against (an i…

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Cog noun · 78% connection

A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a shaft; originally, a separate…

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Collapse verb · 78% connection

To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (…

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Cotter noun · 78% connection

A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is driven into an ope…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: projecting, member, left, cutting, away.
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Countergage noun · 78% connection

An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a mortise to the pl…

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Dovetail noun · 78% connection

A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlo…

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Enroll noun · 78% connection

To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to insert in records; to leav…

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Fid noun · 78% connection

A square bar of wood or iron, used to support the topmast, being passed through a hole or mortise at its heel, and resting on the tres…

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File verb · 78% connection

To set in order; to arrange, or lay away, esp. as papers in a methodical manner for preservation and reverence; to place on file; to i…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: projecting, member, left, cutting, away.
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Frame verb · 78% connection

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: projecting, member, left, cutting, away.
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Franking noun · 78% connection

A method of forming a joint at the intersection of window-sash bars, by cutting away only enough wood to show a miter.

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